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Excel with Copilot: AI-Driven Data Analysis

Intermediate 1.6 hours English Course Certificate
SkillsExcelMicrosoft CopilotAI data analysisFormulasGenerative AIProductivity

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Bringing generative AI into the spreadsheet — that's what this LinkedIn Learning course does, via Microsoft Copilot.

Good for: Using Microsoft Copilot to speed up data work in Excel.

Skip if: You do not have a Copilot licence or want core Excel skills first.

In about an hour and a half it shows how to prepare data so Copilot can work with it, generate formulas faster, and analyse data with AI help — genuinely timely if this is where your work is heading. It assumes you want AI assistance rather than core Excel skills first, so learn the fundamentals elsewhere if you're still building them.

The one thing to settle before enrolling is the cost, because it's a real barrier: Copilot in Excel requires a separate, paid Microsoft 365 Copilot licence — an add-on at roughly $30 per user per month on top of Microsoft 365 — and without it you simply cannot use the features this course teaches. The course itself comes with a LinkedIn Learning subscription (usually a free trial first; free via many libraries), certificate to your profile as a learning record. Copilot changes fast, so expect the interface to differ from the recording (as of 2026).

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About this course

Excel with Copilot: AI-Driven Data Analysis brings generative AI into the spreadsheet. In about an hour and a half you learn to prepare data so Copilot can work with it, generate formulas faster, profile and analyse data with AI assistance, and use the new COPILOT() function for semantic tasks like summarising text and classifying content.

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Instructor

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George Mount
LinkedIn Learning instructor

Taught by George Mount, a data analytics educator and author who specialises in spreadsheets, statistics and analytics tooling.

Frequently asked questions

Likely, for the full experience. Microsoft 365 Copilot — the AI assistant this course centres on — is a paid add-on to Microsoft 365, so to follow along and use Copilot in Excel yourself you generally need that licence. You can learn the concepts by watching without it, but applying them hands-on requires access to Copilot, which is a separate cost from the course.

Yes, some. The course is about using AI (Copilot) to accelerate data analysis in Excel, so it assumes you already know your way around a spreadsheet — formulas, basic analysis. It is not an Excel-from-scratch course. If Excel is new, learn the basics first; this then shows you how Copilot can speed up and assist the analysis work you already understand.

Check the recent-update date, since Copilot and Microsoft 365's AI features are evolving quickly. The general idea — using AI to assist Excel data analysis — stays relevant, but specific Copilot capabilities and interfaces change frequently, so verify the steps against the current version of Copilot in Excel as you go, as this fast-moving area can outpace a recorded course.

The course runs on LinkedIn Learning, which is subscription-based, though free trials and free library/university access are common. Note that beyond the course, using Copilot itself requires its own paid Microsoft 365 licence — so factor in both the course access and the Copilot subscription if you want to apply it hands-on.

Yes, you earn a LinkedIn Learning completion certificate for your profile. Treat it as a signal of professional development rather than a formal qualification — the value is being able to actually use AI-assisted analysis in Excel. That practical skill shows in your work far more than the certificate, especially as AI tools like Copilot become common in workplaces.
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